By Bev and Phil Haas Our summer schedule has been more laid back and we’ve really enjoyed the change of pace. However, with school about to start, I’m feeling like we’re about to get back on the activity wheel again. What can we do to keep our sanity once school and extracurricular activities begin? […]
Where You Live — for August 5, 2012
By Dan Lentz 1. Distribute paper and ask each member of your group to make a list of things he or she is thankful for—without putting a name on the paper or listing things that would easily identify the writer. Place the lists in a basket. Pass the basket around and have everyone take […]
Praise for God’s justice–The Uniform Lesson for August 5
By Sam E. Stone The book of Psalms is divided into five sections. The last five psalms are sometimes called the “Hallelujah Psalms,” since all of them begin and end with the word hallelujah, literally, “Praise the Lord.” Bible scholars like to try to guess what prompted the writing of Psalm 146. Had the […]
The pursuit of godly wisdom–Proverbs 1
By David Faust What does wisdom look like? A gray-bearded philosophy professor? A dusty old book filled with information as irrelevant as a TV Guide on a desert island or a snow shovel in Hawaii? What does wisdom sound like? An undesired lecture from your parents? A sermon dry as a bowlful of sawdust? […]
Are you willing to be buried in an unmarked grave?–Deuteronomy 34
By Bob Russell The final account of Moses’ life is remarkable. After passing the baton to Joshua and making sure Israel had a competent leader to take his place, Moses climbed Mount Nebo to see the promised land. Although he had spent 40 years of his life trying to reach Canaan, God did not […]
